Christoph Ahlhaus, the head of the Mittelstand Chamber of Commerce (BVMW), welcomed the scrapped planned relief bonus. Speaking to the Funke media group’s newspapers, Ahlhaus stated that he was relieved that the Federal Council pulled the emergency brake on the issue. He explained that the state leaders had followed his “urgent appeal” by stopping what he termed a “coalition mush” which would have only resulted in new burdens for entrepreneurs, as well as fostering disappointment, envy, and suspicion within companies. The tax-free relief bonus, intended to allow companies to pay their employees up to €1,000, ultimately failed on Friday because the Federal Council unexpectedly rejected the draft law that had already been passed by the Bundestag.
Politics
